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1 Transcript: A Day in the Life: Meet Zachary s Learning Coach, Anita Transcript (Video) Transcript (Video with Audio Description) Transcript (Audio Description) Transcript (Video) 00:00: [MUSIC] 00:00: My name is Anita and I'm the learning coach for Zachary. 00:00: He's in the 5th grade and we use the K12 curriculum. 00:00: My typical day as a learning coach varies during the week, but 00:00: typically I get up in the morning, and I like to get everything prepared, 00:00: get all the coursework together, and then ask Zachary to get up out of bed. 00:00: He typically is up about 7:30, and that's when the work really begins K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 11

2 00:00: All the preparation work and organizing helps us to have a smooth day. 00:00: On average, I spend three to four hours a day as a learning coach, 00:00: supporting my child in his work. 00:00: It depends on the day. 00:00: Some days the coursework is heavier than other days. 00:00: In your guide there is a schedule 00:00: to help you see how much time you may need to work with your students. 00:00: So some students work faster, and some students work slower, 00:00: it's just a general idea. 00:00: And so that really helps in your planning, 00:01: because that's the key that 2016 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 11

3 I found as a learning coach. 00:01: That planning and organizing is what your child really needs from you, 00:01: because it helps them to move forward through their work. 00:01: So I communicate with my student s teacher through , or 00:01: on the phone, and sometimes in person. 00:01: Sometimes we meet for activities and 00:01: I get an opportunity to speak to the teachers in person. 00:01: I do feel supported by the school staff and the systems that are available. 00:01: We have a head of school, multiple teachers, counselors, 00:01: who help you with your student, and especially with students who are advanced. 00:01: K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 3 of 11

4 The great thing about the K12 curriculum is that if your student is advanced in 00:01: just one area, they can be advanced in just that one area. 00:01: And what they do is they help you to go through and form the curriculum that is 00:01: most supportive of where your child is, so your child can continue to grow. 00:01: It is very different now from when I started. 00:02: When he was, kindergarten to second grade you are all in. 00:02: How ever many hours your child is working, that's how many hours you have to work, 00:02: because you need to read to them, you need to help them learn to read. 00:02: You're building the foundation. 00:02: You're helping them to move 2016 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 4 of 11

5 from this dependent learner, 00:02: student on you, to an independent learner who's able to get up and 00:02: move through their work without you. 00:02: And that's the real, real, real, real thing of online school, 00:02: is when your child takes the lead in their own education and 00:02: they start becoming the driving force behind what gets done, how it gets done. 00:02: And you're trying to reign them in and go wait, wait, can we just wait? 00:02: Can we do this, can we do this part? 00:02: I already did that. 00:02: Okay, well let's go on to the next class then. 00:02: [LAUGH] 2016 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 5 of 11

6 Ending Time: 00:02: Transcript (Video with Audio Description) 00:00: Descriptor Narrator: A Day in the life - Meet Zachary's Learning Coach. 00:00: My name is Anita, and I am the learning coach 00:00: for Zachary. 00:00: He's in the 5th grade and we use the K12 curriculum. 00:00: My typical day as a learning coach varies 00:00: during the week. 00:00: But typically, I get up in the morning, 00:00: and I like to get everything prepared, 00:00: get all the coursework together, 00:00: and then ask Zachary to get up out of bed. 00:00: He typically is up about 7:30, 00:00: and that's when the work really begins. 00:00: K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 6 of 11

7 All the preparation work and organizing 00:00: helps us to have a smooth day. 00:00: On average, I spend 3 to 4 hours a day 00:00: as a learning coach, supporting my child in his work. 00:00: It depends on the day. 00:00: Some days, the course work is heavier than other days. 00:00: In your guide, there is a schedule to help you 00:00: see how much time you may need to work with your student. 00:00: So, some students work faster, 00:00: and some students work lower; it's just a general idea. 00:00: And so that really helps in your planning, 00:01: because that's the key that I found as a learning coach. 00:01: That planning and organizing is what your child 00:01: really needs from you, because it helps them 2016 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 7 of 11

8 00:01: to move forward through their work. 00:01: So, I communicate with my student's teacher through , 00:01: or on the phone, 00:01: and sometimes, in person. 00:01: Sometimes we meet for activities, 00:01: and I get an opportunity to speak to the teachers in person. 00:01: I do feel supported by the school staff 00:01: and the systems that are available. 00:01: We have a head of school, multiple teachers, counselors, 00:01: who help you with your student. 00:01: And especially with students who are advanced. 00:01: The great thing about the K12 curriculum 00:01: is that if your student is advanced in just one area, 00:01: K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 8 of 11

9 they can be advanced in just that one area. 00:01: And what they do is they help you to go through 00:01: and form the curriculum 00:01: that is most supportive of where your child is, 00:01: so your child can continue to grow. 00:01: It is very different now from when I started. 00:02: When he was kindergarten to second grade, 00:02: you are all in. 00:02: How ever many hours your child is working, 00:02: that's how many hours you have to work 00:02: because they need, you need to read to them, 00:02: you need to help them learn to read. 00:02: You're building the foundation, you're helping them to move 00:02: from this dependent learner student, on you, 2016 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 9 of 11

10 00:02: to an independent learner, 00:02: who's able to get up and move through 00:02: their work without you. 00:02: And that's the real, real, real, real thing 00:02: of online school, is when your child 00:02: takes the lead in their own education, 00:02: and they start becoming the driving force 00:02: behind what gets done, how it gets done. 00:02: And you're trying to rein them in, and go, 00:02: "Wait, wait, can we just wait, like can we do this?" 00:02: "Can we do this part?" 00:02: "Oh, I already did that." 00:02: "Oh, okay, we'll let's go on to the next class then." 00:02: K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 10 of 11

11 (laughs) 00:02: Descriptor Narrator: Various scenes of Anita and Zachary throughout their day. 00:02: working together, and separately, 00:03: in books and on a computer. Ending Time: 00:03: Transcript (Audio Description) 00:00: Descriptor Narrator: A Day in the life - Meet Zachary's Learning Coach. 00:02: Descriptor Narrator: Various scenes of Anita and Zachary throughout their day. 00:02: working together, and separately, 00:03: in books and on a computer. Ending Time: 00:03: Note to Video Editor: Video may need to be paused during playback, at the approximate times indicated, for the insertion of the Audio Descriptions K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 11 of 11

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